LinkedIn has over 20 mn users in India

India accounts for about 9% of its total membership worldwide

Networking site LinkedIn has over 20 million users in India, which accounts for about nine per cent of its total memberships worldwide.

India is also the second largest country in terms of members after the United States with 74 million users, the company said in a statement today.

"Within the Asia Pacific region which has more than 40 million members, India topped the list, followed by countries such as Australia with over 4 million, Indonesia with over 2 million, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines with over 1 million each.

LinkedIn India Country Manager Nishant Rao said the site still has a "long runway to grow with our members and clients.The growth of our member base and clients in India over the last few years is a testament to the value we are adding to our members' lives every single day."